Saw set



May 10, 1932. 5 oL ER SAW SET Filed April 6, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 LInventor y 10, 1932. B. H. OLIVER 1 857,563

SAW SET Filed April 6, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I g- 20 i 4.

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Patented May 10, 1932 BENJAMIN HQ OLIVER,

SAW

Application filed April 6,

This invention relates to a saw set, the general object of the inventionbeing to pro-' vide means whereby a saw can be easlly and quickly setthrough means of a pair of hold- 3 ing plates for the saw and betweenwhich the saw is placed and a carriage slidably ar-. ranged on the plateand carrying a saw set wheel which when rotated will cause the carriageto move along the plate and bring portions of the wheel into engagementwith the teeth of the saw to set the same.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionandinthe combination and arrangement of the several parts, to

be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in.

i the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which I Figure1 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 2 is an end view thereof. 7 Figure 3 is a top plan view, withparts in section, and the setting roller or wheel and its associatedparts.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the wheel.

Figure 5 is a view of one of the bearings. In these drawings, thenumeral 1 indicates the base of the device and the numeral 2 indicates apair of uprights fastened to the base and having their upper portionsforked to receive the two plates 3 which are fastened I a to theuprights as shown at 4. Each plate has'an outwardly extending flange 5at its upper edge and the plates are spaced apart so that a saw .such asshown at A can be placed between the plates. The lower portion of eachplate is formed with the V-shaped notches 6 for exposing portions of thesaw so that these portions can be engaged by a substantially U-shapedspring 7 which is fas-' tened to the base and has its end curved to Qengage the rear edge of the saw as clearly shown in Figure 1.

A substantially channel shaped frame or carriage 8 is adapted to beplaced over the flanged upper edges of the two plates 3 with the flangesof the frame 8 bent inwardly to 31 e in Nd StZBQ-IGS;

holdthe frame on the plate. The vsidesfof this-frame are formed with theupwardly extend ng portions 9 which have'circular openings thereinfltoreceive the flanged bearing 1 members 10 through whichthe shaft 11passes.

A handle :12 isyconn-ected' to one end of the shaft and a collar 13 isconneetedto the other end'by azset screw 14st 'thatwby removing thesetscrew and pulling" off the collar the an shaft canrberemovedt A wheel15 has a square opening 16 in its .hub .17 for receiving 5 a square partof the shaft and the periphery of this wheel is corrugated asshown at 18to 8 form the teeth engaging .parts which act to set the teeth of thesaw; Each corrugation v is of. s i-nFigurel.. 1. V Q The hub is Ie'X-teriorly threaded 'to' receive I the hubs '19, of theidisksQOwhichengage the-7e V faces of the-wheel 15 as shown in Figure 3. Thesedisks acting to-close the open sides of the corrugations. as shownin'Figure It will of coursebe understood that a nuIn-' ber of thesewheelsmustbe furnished with'ra the device, so the device canbe used forsetting saws of different sizes. 5 t a From the foregoing it will beseen that'as I j the wheel is rotated the'teeth of .the saw.= will beengagedbetween'thesloping faces of the g 7 corrugations and the disks sothat all the teeth will be set accurately and to the same degree andwith this device the saw teeth can be set with great speed. As thecarriage 8 is placed on the flanged upper edgesof the 5 plate 8, theplates are pressed toward each other so as to frictionally engage thesaw and this withthe spring? acts to prevent the saw from movingdownwardly as its teeth are engaged by the setting wheel. The carriageis moved along the upper portion of the plate 8, and during thismovement the wheel will engage the teeth and set the same, theresistance offered by the teeth to the movement of the wheel as itsshaft is turned by the handle 12- to cause the bearings to move alongthe upper parts of the plates 3.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent. If?

quare'sh'ape in crosssectionasshown' It is to be understood that changesmay be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangementof the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is: V V p 1. Asaw setting device comprising a sup port, a pair of vertically arrangedplates supported in spaced relation by said support and adapted toreceive a sawbetween them, the upper ends of the plates having outwardlyextending flanges thereon, a frame slidably arranged on the upper edgesof the plates and engaging the flanges, a shaft rotatably ark ranged-.in the second frame, a saw settingv wheelconnected with the shaft andhaving a hub extending outwardly from each side 7 thereof, a pairofdisks between'which the wheel is arranged, means for detachablyconnecting the disks to said hub and a spring attached to the supportandengaging the rear edge of the saw. v

2. A saw setting device comprising a base, forked uprights on the base,a pair of spaced plates extending between the prongs of the fork andfastened thereto in spaced relation for receiving a saw between them,the upper edges of the plates having outwardly extending flangesthereon, a frame slidably arranged on the upper edges of the plate andhaving portions engaging the flanges, a shaft rotatably arranged in thesecond frame, a handle on the shaft, a setting wheel having a hubextending outwardly on each side thereof,

said hub being fastened to the shaft, a pair of disks on said hub andbetween which the wheel is located, the periphery of the wheel beingcorrugated with each corrugation having a sloping-tooth engaging portionwith V saidv sloping portion alternately arranged, a

spring on the base, said spring being of U- shape with the ends of itslimbs engaging the rear edge of a saw.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

BENJAMIN H. OLIVER.-

